The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-08
The HaddOck Murder Trial.

great curiosity to see the man
aear the details OF the fearful tragedy from
his lips, and note the manner of TELLING =
Everything about him and his pecnIiar
style Of narration tended to give force a.
his evidence. He testified positively to see.
ing Arensdort fire the shot that killed
Haddock.
K~oschnitzy proved to be the most dan
Ierous witness for the defense yet called
The position OF the assassin when he tira5
the shot, as told by "Bismark,n corre,
spends with other testimony already sph
mitted, but he described with horrifvino
illustration the face and expression of ths
mil lister as the ball penetrated the neck
Aft, "Bismarck's" testimony, Billy Deer.
sam was called and substantiated some ~
the minor points Of Leavitt's story. Hs
was shown and identified the pants he wore
at the time, and said he had on a straw
hat. Mary Ryan, wife OF Jack Ryan, gave
CorrobOrative testimony as to incidental
matters involved in her husbands ana
Leavitt's testimony.
Mrs. HaddOCk, on reaching thecourtroom
was Visibly affected, and was given a seat
near the judges desk. She bore up with
IOrtitude until the narration of the details
OF the tragedy were given by the witnesses
when she broke down with audible sobs
and roans During the afternoon she
tainted and was carried from the room
moaning and weeping. The lady was dress.
ed in deep mourning. Though a woman Of
rare strength OF nerve and mind she was
DOT equal to the trial OF her powers.
On the 31st, Minnie Koschnitski. aged
twelve, daughter OF Bismarck, =" was call.
ed. The artless and straightforward story
proved to be the most sensational feature
Of the trial thus far. She il a blaek-eyed,
p!Casant-faCed little girl, whose manner
vas that OF truthfulness and knowledge
OF what she was saying. She gave a
detailed account OF conversations between
Arensdorf and her mother in regard to the
purchase Of her mothers house by Arens.
dOrf, and OF money furnished by him TO
send the family to San Francisco. The
cross-examination failed to shake the force
Of the girls artless story in the least; the
defense ~endeavoring to show that she
had been coached by the attorneys for the
state. Counsel asked il she had talked
with Mr.. O'Conneli. She replied: "Yes,
and he told me what to say. He told me
to tell the truth"
The defense in the afternoon began by
attacking the character OF the principal wit
nesses for the state-Bismark and the
Leavitts. Officers Smith and Bridewell,
who were on the police force Aug. 3, said
they saw Bismarck on that night about
1l:3O p. m, after the shooting. He was In.
toxicated and couldn't walk straight.
Adolph Metz and William Metz (his father
swore that Bismarck came on their porch
that night about IL o'clock and wanted
to get in. be was drunk and slept out on
the porch an hour or two. Mrs. Metz cor
frmed their statements. Henry Rice
swore he called to see Bismarck on
Sunday, August l, to get him 20 work
for him. Bismarck refused to work
Tor SO per day and said no and
George Treiber were going 20 do
up preachers and lawyers; there was more
money in it. William Dalbson, being
sworn, said that on the night Of the shoot
ing he told Mrs. Leavitt Of it. She said,
Good" Pm glad the -ts kill
3D." He also narrated the trading Of hats
by Leavitt on the night OF She shooting. His
wife didn't want him to wear the straw
hat after that. Matt Fr" nciscus was next
called.
He lives near the city, and was formerly
in the saloon business. He said he knew
Bismark, and his character is bad; knew
Mr.. Leavitt; talked with hin Aug, B.
Leavitt said: These saloonkeepers want
to whip the preachers; I'm in favor OF kill
ing the id ="
In the trial OF Arensdorf, on Friday,
"Bisnark's" character was impeached and
an effort made to make out an abb ior
Arensdorf, and to connect Leavitt with
the shooting. Jailer Cruiekshank, desCrid-
ing Leavitt's visit to "Bismarkn in jail,
quoted Leavftt as saying: You saw
John Arnesdorf shoot as well as
me-" Eyes, SIR Bismarck replied. y,
G. Barnes, in his testimony, aid he knew
Bismarck's character to be bad. On the
night Of the murder he saw him in front oI
the Columbia house and thought that ne
was sober at the time. Adolph knep-
per was a neiahbor OF bismarck, Z
at the time OF the murder. de
bought the house through John Arens-
dori. lie was his agent; paid $500 iorlt.
He gave Arensdorf $3.50 to pay for It. ne
was not on good terms with Bismarcks
wife and that is the reason no had Arens-
dori buy it for him. He paid of one lien
on the house OF $40. Ten dollars was
due for the rent OF the grounds
John Martin, who run a club room,
called the Red Light said thas
Leayitt had talked with him on the day
OF the murder and said: ''These fellows
have no nerve they ought to do up soma
OF them. You watch me and | willdo them
up" Before keeping the Red Light DC
did business over Junk's saloon. When
questioned il he kept q gambling house at
either place he refused to answer on the
ground hat he would criminate himself.
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Fifteen hundred people paid the adnis'
sion OF 81 apiece to witness the sparrine
exhibition given at Concordia Opera
House, BaltimSre. by John L. Sullivan and
his troupe. At the opening Of the second
contest sullivan begged that the audience
overlook any short comings in the use q
his left arm, which was broken in his fight
with Patsey Cardiff, as his confidence u
is strength WAS NOT fully restored, anc w
sides be wanted to nurse il FOR the benep'
Of some fellow on the other side Of the va
ter who might imagine that he could wress
the championship from America"
Tn following is a list OF the 'sboodiers
indicted at Chicago: George G.. klehm
Michael WaGsermHp, Michael Leydon, ID
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